New auditorium and industrial building, Hospital for the Insane, Lincoln

New auditorium and industrial building, Hospital for the Insane, Lincoln

Description

A multi-story brick building is surrounded by trees and sidewalks in this 6-1/2" x 3-3/4" black and white plate. The upper story has a set of arched windows topped by circular windows. In addition to space for craft work and an amusement hall, the building contained a store room, drug room, laboratory and carpentry shop.

Excerpted from: "Twenty-Second Biennial Report of the Superintendent of the Nebraska Hospital of Insane, Lincoln, Nebraska" in First Biennial Report of the Board of Commissioners of State Institutions to the Governor and Legislature of the State of Nebraska for the Biennium Ending November 30, 1914 (Lincoln: Nebraska Board of Commissioners of State Institutions, 1914), plate between pp. 244-245

Historical Notes

Established in 1869, this institution's population on December 1, 1912, included 223 male and 359 female patients. As of November 30, 1913, the numbers stood at 300 male and 398 female patients. Today this institution exists as the Lincoln Regional Center. Further statistics and information can be found in the report.